The Benefits of Massage for Back Pain

Effect of Directed Massage in Patients Suffering From Chronic Spinal Pain Refractory to PO2S: a Randomised Clinical Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07664969

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-24

Start date

2025-01-15

Completion date

2026-10-15

Last updated

2026-06-24

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Conditions

Chronic Pain

Brief summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a oriented massage by comparing it with that of a classic symmetrical massage.

Detailed description

After being informed, included and randomised, the 50 people received four successive massages. Four receive a symmetrical massage and four receive a directional massage, in a 1:1 ratio.

Interventions

OTHERMassage

Physiotherapy-type massage

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients suffering from chronic spinal pain (for at least 3 months) refractory to PO2S * Patients aged between 18 and 80 * Patients having been treated with PO2S and still suffering from refractory pain * Patients who gave informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

* Patients whose chronic spinal pain is caused by inflammatory disease, tumour, infection or trauma to the back. * Patients with a history of back surgery and/or vertebral fracture in the last 6 months * Patients with a motor disability related to the reason for consultation * Women who are more than six months pregnant. * Patients who are unable to communicate or understand the study process. * Patients who had been assessed and excluded by Dr Jean Luc Isambert.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Pain Intensity on the 0-to-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale	Day 0 immediately before treatment Session 1, Day 1 at 24 hours after treatment Session 1, Day 7 immediately before treatment Session 2, and Day 8 at 24 hours after treatment Session 2	Pain intensity will be assessed using the 0-to-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. The outcome measure is the change in pain intensity score from immediately before each treatment session to 24 hours after the same treatment session.

Countries

New Caledonia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 25, 2026